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THE INTELLICARE PLATFORM

IntelliCare is a suite of apps, developed by Northwestern University's Center
for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, that work together to help people deal
with common causes of stress, depression, and anxiety.

WHERE TO FIND INTELLICARE

The apps are freely available on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The
IntelliCare Platform is now being offered through Adaptive Health, a startup out
of Northwestern University. You can find more information about IntelliCare on
the Adaptive Health website.

If you download the IntelliCare Hub app first, it will help you track your
well-being and make recommendations for which apps may be the best fit for you.
You can also just download the individual apps, which help you practice skills
to improve your mood and well-being.

THE RESEARCH

IntelliCare has proven effective at reducing depression and anxiety in three
trials.

The first trial showed that people using IntelliCare for 8 weeks, supported by
brief coaching via text messaging, experienced significant reductions in
symptoms of depression and anxiety. These changes matched the amount of
improvement that can happen with psychotherapy or medications.

The second trial showed similar benefits for depression and anxiety, and these
improvements remained when we followed up after 6 months. Furthermore, we saw
that while people did better when they had coaching by text messaging, many
people also did well using IntelliCare on their own.

The third trial showed that people under the care of a primary care physician
had significantly greater reductions in depression and anxiety when they used
IntelliCare for 8 weeks (reference forthcoming).

The IntelliCare Platform is currently being implemented in a system-wide rollout
in Rush University Medical Center's Collaborative Care Service as well as at the
University of Illinois Chicago and Northern Illinois University.



IntelliCare
Created by the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies
Copyright © 2014 Northwestern University · All rights reserved.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health
Grant No. R01MH100482-01
Principal Investigator: Dr. David D. Mohr, Ph.D.


NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DEPRESSION RESEARCH STUDY

The Artificial Intelligence in a Mobile Intervention for Depression and Anxiety
Research Study (AIM) is investigating the use of Internet and mobile phone
technologies to teach mood management skills to people with depression and
anxiety. Research has already shown that these skills, when delivered by a
therapist face-to-face or over the phone, help people with depression to improve
their mood. The goal of the AIM study is to develop the same kind of treatment,
delivered via the Internet and mobile phone technology.

The possible benefits to you from this study include helping to shape a new
intervention for people experiencing depression. Taking part in this study may
help scientists to better understand how to treat depression using new
technologies.

Anyone who is interested using a mobile applications that contain tools to help
people become more aware of their moods and what causes them to change is
invited to participate. During the study, participants will test these tools
using their own mobile devices, several times per day as they go about their
daily activities. While using the mobile app, participants will answer questions
about their health and provide suggestions and feedback on how the intervention
might be improved.

To participate in the AIM beta testing study, you must:

 * Be at least 19 years of age
 * Have an Android smart phone and an e-mail account

If you are interested in participating, and would like to begin using the apps,
you may download the IntelliCare apps from this site.

When you first launch an IntelliCare app, you will need to complete the informed
consent form to join the study. (You may decline to fill out the form and still
use the app's full functionality without being a study participant.)

Individuals who consent to participate in the research study will be entered
into a lottery to win a $50 Visa gift card.

If you encounter any problems or have any questions about the apps, please
e-mail c-karr@northwestern.edu and we will be happy to respond promptly.

For more information, contact a staff member by email at
ehealth@northwestern.edu, or the study coordinator by phone at (312) 503-1249.

In the future, if you would like to participate in similar kinds of studies,
please consider joining our participant registry.

This study (STU00074405) has been approved by the Northwestern University
Institutional Review Board.